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Large chunks of ice float in New York Harbor on Feb. 25 off Lower Manhattan. A heavy concentration of ice in the East River shut down commuter ferry service between Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images

A soldier participates in a Feb. 22 military show during the opening of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates. Karim Sahib, AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan police officer adjusts his weapon at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a Turkish diplomatic vehicle in front of the Iranian Embassy on Feb. 26 in Kabul. Wakil Kohsar, AFP/Getty Images

A visitor stands in front of a wall covered with photographs of victims who died in a former communist prison, now the House of Terror Museum, on Feb. 25 in Budapest, Hungary. Tamas Kovacs, European Pressphoto Agency

Marit Bjoergen of Norway grabs a Norwegian flag on her way to winning the women's 4x5K relay cross-country skiing race at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships on Feb. 26 in Falun, Sweden. Srdjan Suki, European Pressphoto Agency

U.S. Navy Lt. Gregory Campbell with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 meets his daughter, Bernadette, for the first time after returning from a seven-month deployment at Naval Air Station North Island on Feb. 24 in San Diego. Gregory Bull, AP